Dessert Recipes

Find irresistible dessert recipes for everyday cravings, celebrations, and special occasions. Explore homemade cookies, cakes, cupcakes, brownies, bars, pies, cheesecakes, and easy no-bake treats. From simple desserts with familiar ingredients to impressive holiday favorites, there is something sweet here for every occasion.

Pumpkin Spice Magic Cookie Bars

I grew up on classic magic cookie bars — the kind with a graham cracker crust, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate ...
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Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding

This bread pudding came from a Thanksgiving where I wanted a dessert a little different from the usual pumpkin pie ...
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Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins (No-Bake Fall Treat)

These started as a fun project with my kids one Saturday afternoon when we needed something festive to bring to ...
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Fudgy Pumpkin Brownies with a Pumpkin Pie Layer

These brownies came from another one of my fall “can’t decide” moments, standing at the counter trying to choose between ...
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5-Ingredient No-Bake Pumpkin Oreo Balls

These came together on a night when the oven had already worked overtime baking two other fall desserts, and I ...
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Crumbl Copycat Pumpkin Pie Cookies

I got hooked on these the same way most people seem to — a friend brought a box home from ...
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Chewy Maple Brown Sugar Cookies (Crisp Edges)

I started making these cookies during a stretch when I was tired of every fall cookie recipe leading straight back ...
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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These cinnamon rolls came out of a weekend when I couldn’t decide between baking a pie or a batch of ...
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Maple Pecan Blondies

These blondies came out of a fall baking swap where I wanted to bring something a little different from the ...
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies came out of a fall afternoon when I wanted something chocolatey but also couldn’t resist reaching for the ...
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Apple Butter Cheesecake Bars

I started making these bars the fall after I discovered homemade apple butter and realized I had way more of ...
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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

This cheesecake started as my attempt to combine two desserts I could never choose between at a fall potluck — ...
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